The Sport of Boxing boring with out Mayweather???

http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c318/Quntel/6jedtz.gif What is more important..? The Sport or the Athlete/Team to the viewer..?? Boxing vs. The Boxer.... READ THE ARGUMENT HERE: http://www.boxingscene.com/forums/showthread.php?t=186183 READ THE ARGUMENT HERE: http://www.boxingscene.com/forums/showthread.php?t= READ THE ARGUMENT HERE: http://www.boxingscene.com/forums/showthread.php?t= :feedback:

If you think that one man cannot be bigger than the sport he plays, just look at golf. Golf is dead right now. Until Tiger comes back.....because just like whoever wins the U.S. Open isn't truly the best in the world without Tiger, the winner of Maragarito-Cotto isn't truly the best in the world. no sports stops because one man walks away.. never has happened ,never will if a sportsman is no longer active, he is no longer the best the fights go on ...

The welterweight division isn't the only division in boxing and Mayweather isn't it's only star... Sure the others don't make as much on PPV but they provide great fights.. What good is it to sell big but make boring fights? See us real fans.. we don't care about the numbers we care about great fights and we DONT need Mayweather to watch great fights! I would have to use all my fingers on my hands and toes to name all the exciting fighters that we have right now and then some..

same happen to the nba with jordan.... I know, the worst part is that team could have stayed together at least another 2 years before they broke it up like morons.

LMAO at anybody on here comparing Mayweathers impact on boxing to Tigers on Golf. You got to be fucking kidding me with that one. Just. NO.

i thought it was crazy how statistically millions of viewers are lost without tiger, that is crazy same happen to the nba with jordan....

Who cares though... Does this mean we wont see any good fights come about in the next few years? Every sport has its droughts...it happened to MLB, NBA, NHL, etc. Boxing has always been a sport that a lot of people casually watch just of word of mouth. Not every fight is going to have the hype like a Oscar vs Floyd and it's never been like that. It's not as if Boxing itself is in jeapordy of being thrown out of existence. MMA & Boxing will continue to co-exist and as of late there have been MMA fighters making the move to boxing, mainly the popular former UFC Heavyweight champ Andre Arlavski who has a fight later this year. People look too much into the politics of the business when they have nothing to do with it, just being avid fans at the end of the day.

http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c318/Quntel/6jedtz.gif What is more important..? The Sport or the Athlete/Team to the viewer..?? Boxing vs. The Boxer.... READ THE ARGUMENT HERE: http://www.boxingscene.com/forums/showthread.php?t=186183 READ THE ARGUMENT HERE: http://www.boxingscene.com/forums/showthread.php?t= READ THE ARGUMENT HERE: http://www.boxingscene.com/forums/showthread.php?t=

If you think that one man cannot be bigger than the sport he plays, just look at golf. Golf is dead right now. Until Tiger comes back.....because just like whoever wins the U.S. Open isn't truly the best in the world without Tiger, the winner of Maragarito-Cotto isn't truly the best in the world. i thought it was crazy how statistically millions of viewers are lost without tiger, that is crazy

You think Margarito – Cotto will do well as Mayweather vs. Hatton. definetly not

I think it's a shame that he's not fighting ATM. He should fight in the ring instead of getting KTFO in the street. I miss him. But I'm confident that he'll come back within a year.

If you think that one man cannot be bigger than the sport he plays, just look at golf. Golf is dead right now. Until Tiger comes back.....because just like whoever wins the U.S. Open isn't truly the best in the world without Tiger, the winner of Maragarito-Cotto isn't truly the best in the world. There is so much Truth in This Post.... I have address this topic numerous of times in a broader context... http://www.boxingscene.com/forums/showthread.php?t=189750 The problem is with you so called HARDCORE fans, is that you dont Appreciate The casual Fans It used to be that people who love fighting... Would become Boxers....or watch boxing Therefore The Sport of boxing would always have a continue flow of willing fighters....and Casual Fans Those Days are over... Fighters dont need boxing to become a famous fighter ANYMORE and niether does the CASUAL FAN... When there is MMA, WWE, ELITE, CAGE, AND NOW STREET FIGHTING.... Boxing never before had competition like this before..Now its does ... and you can see it when More people know Chuck Liddel then Miguel Cotto and Margarito Combined More People Know Kimbo Slice then Miguel Cotto and Margarito Combined That's the Problem WITH BOXING RIGHT NOW...It needs well known Fighters like Mayweather and De La Hoya fighting each other...To keep Boxing in the Mainstream....because without them...or somebody coming up just like them... Boxing is in serious Jeopardy to be Replace in the spotlight by these other sports.... Just ask the causal fan who they recognized more Chuck Lidell and Kimbo Slice or Miguel Cotto and Joe Calzaghe... Boxing Needs the Casual Fans. Therefore Boxing Needs the De la Hoya vs. Mayweather fights Boxing and American Boxing to be specific Needs Mayweather to fight right now, At this point in Boxing History.. Because MMA is getting to the point where they are starting to get there name right along side boxing... and that is dangerous Listen To These to CasUal Fans Talking About Boxing.. WATCH FROM 4:00-5:59

If you think that one man cannot be bigger than the sport he plays, just look at golf. Golf is dead right now. Until Tiger comes back.....because just like whoever wins the U.S. Open isn't truly the best in the world without Tiger, the winner of Maragarito-Cotto isn't truly the best in the world.

true but it took a hit i said it fell off a couple of notches

I don't want to use the word boring, but it's definitely lost something. Anytime a sport loses one of its best when that athlete is at or near their prime it hurts the sport.You got that right especially when they are in there prime

Well folks Pbf has retired all this talk about the welterweight division being better now is a bunch of bull sh-t, Hell the sport of Boxing itself has died down a couple of notches already since his retirement. Okay he throws fewer punches than others ,he talks a lot of rhetoric(useless speaking) he doesnt answer questions properly and his on going rants about how rich he is tireless, But admit you miss him you have noone to bash he's gotten the $ and ran he even saw that fighting oscar again was useless he would have made a lot of $ but he has left his fans and haters unfullfilled he should of fought Cotto NOW STOP!!! WAIT!!! He will return he's just taking a vacation he will i predict he will come out of retirement to fight Cotto NOT!!! Cotto or Margarito cant draw flies why should he fight them? THINK!!! THINKING? neither can carry his cup that he wears under his trunks they are talented, they really deep inside are relieved now Welterweights can get there shine on RIGHT!!! OBOY(LOL) ill let PPV tell it ANY EXCUSES? OKAY HERE WE GO times are hard,Pbf needed Oscar and FLATTENED OUT Hatton to do numbers TRUE ill give you that one but answer this WHO ELSE COULD HAVE FOUGHT AGAINST THOSE TWO AND DID THE NUMBERS???? LET ME KNOW AND TELL ME WILL PPV EVER DO NUMBERS AGAIN WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT ALL I HAVE SAID????? so was boxing boring before floyd mayweather??? of course not... boxing is much larger than one man...

I don't want to use the word boring, but it's definitely lost something. Anytime a sport loses one of its best when that athlete is at or near their prime it hurts the sport.

Never In A Trillion Yearsnever in a trillion years

you Think Margarito – Cotto Will Do Well As Mayweather Vs. Hatton. Never In A Trillion Years

forgive Us For Being Entertained By What Goes Inside Of The Ring More Than What Goes Outside. For People Like Me, Boxing Doesn't Have To Be A Soap Opera To Be Entertaining. Theres The Wwf For That. When I Watch Floyd, Its For What He Does Inside Of The Ring, Not Outside. Fighters Fight. Entertainers Sing And Dance. Can I Get An A-men.......